At long last, I give you the ODNT Great Online Record Sale of 2013. (There will never be another one, by the way.) Remember how my parents moved out of my childhood home last Spring? And how I was put in charge of selling off their old record collection? (Plus a paltry few of my brother’s and mine.) Well, I’m finally getting organized and am ready to share the list with you. Honestly, I don’t expect to sell many (if any!) here at all. I just really wanted to feature the list to demonstrate what colorful people my parents are. If you’re interested in anything below, we’ll figure out the details.

In the meantime, I’m also responding to a very short writing prompt from Trifecta asking me “for 33 of your own words about a famous trio.” So, I scanned the list. Easy. Here we go.

Performing since 1968, this trio was one of their favorites for as long as I can remember. “Spinning Wheel,” “And When I Die,” “One” … all great. But this song was always my favorite.

Oh, Yeah. And I guess I should post the albums for you. If you see anything you’re interested in, please comment below or you can email me at olddognewtits.com.

Blues/Motown/R&B/Soul ( I really have no idea what I’m talking about here.)

See anything you like? Comment below or shoot me an email at olddognewtits.com. I’m using eBay to estimate average values. And, after a short while, I’m turning all the boxes over to a friend of mine who’s way better at all of this stuff than me. Thanks for indulging me. 🙂

I can think of no better way to spread the word … or the ketchup …. about the offbeat writing link-up I co-host with Mel on the 1st and 15th of every month. Thanks to Viv and Alex for creating this great little video for us. And thanks to Trifecta for serving as a great mentor for fledgling link-ups like Ketchup With Us. Truly, we relish the fact that we mustered the courage to launch this saucy little experiment at all.

Well, ladies and gentlemen …. THE SHOES HAVE SPOKEN!!

So now, in a spectacular display of womanly multitasking, I will reveal the winner of the contest while also answering Trifecta’s current writing prompt: “This weekend we’re asking for 33 words about a new beginning.”

Putting the Shoe on the Other Foot

In an effort to cleanse the souls (or should that be soles?) of these ill-begotten shoes and give them new purpose, I have elected to award them to my daughter’s fifth grade teacher.

Here she is now. Enjoying them in all of their newly-emerged-butterfly purity.

The Trifecta writing assignment this weekend asks for “33 of your own words that exorcise a demon. One of your own, or one from your imagination.” My response is either perfect for this prompt or I’ve descended into hallucinatory, oatmeal-for-brains madness.

I can never be sure.

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Flu

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Her body stiffens. She is simultaneously hot and cold. The blanket antagonizes her skin. Breathing is labored. Involuntary attempts at expelling the impurity only heighten the pain.